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FILM · 2007 · INDIA

Apne

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15 Interesting Facts About Apne

  1. #001

    Dharmendra had played a boxer in Main Intequam Loonga (1982). Footage from that film is used for the scenes of Baldev's return to his boxing career.

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  2. #002

    Apne is the first film to feature Dharmendra together with his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. Dharmendra and Sunny had previously appeared together in Sultanat (1986), Saveray Waali Gaadi (1986) and Kshatriya (1993). The Deol brothers had also appeared together in Dillagi (1999) and 23 March 1931: Shaheed (2002).

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  3. #003

    It is the first time the three Deols appear together.

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  4. #004

    Bobby Deol's character in the film is named Karan, the real name of Sunny Deol's son, who is known by the pet name Rocky Deol.

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  5. #005

    Ameesha Patel was offered the role of Nandini, but she had to turn it down because of conflicting shooting schedules for other films.

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  6. #006

    Politician Amar Singh appears in the film as himself.

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  7. #007

    Jonnie Louis Brown plays the boxer Luca Gracia.

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  8. #008

    A similar boxing match had also been used in Brother's 2015 film RTF (Right To Fight).

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  9. #009

    Kiron Kher plays Sunny Deol's mother. In reality, the two are the same age.

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  10. #010

    Before Apne, Bobby Deol had 11 consecutive flops. Barsaat (2005) was below average.

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  11. #011

    Sunny Deol plays a boxer, 17 years after he had played a boxer in Ghayal (1990).

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  12. #013

    Aryan Vaid plays a character named Gaurav Ghera, a name known from television actors in Indian series.

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  13. #015

    The film was released in theaters in British Columbia, Canada.

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  14. #016

    Anil Sharma wanted Esha Deol to play Dharmendra's daughter, but it did not work out.

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  15. #017

    In the opening scene, Dharmendra rides a bicycle alongside a train. About 15,000 spectators were waiting to watch Dharmendra while this scene was being shot.

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